Vegan fast-food breakfastEUR 6 to 12altstadtMon to Thu 10:30 to 21:00, Fri 10:30 to 21:30Walk-in
Vincent Vegan at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof opened in 2021 and runs a fully vegan fast-food counter from 10:30 daily, with breakfast burgers, kebab fries and milkshakes from a self-serve terminal.
Order: The vegan breakfast burger; the kebab fries.
Tip: Card payment only. Order at the terminal; you get an animal name when your order is ready.
Traditional German breakfastEUR 7 to 14sternschanzeDaily except 14:00 to 17:00Walk-in
Erika's Eck on Sternstrasse in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel runs a 21-hour-a-day breakfast and Imbiss menu, with Schnitzel, Mettwurst and Bratkartoffeln around the clock.
Order: The open-faced Mettwurst Brot and the Bratkartoffeln plate.
Tip: Closed daily 14:00 to 17:00; open the other 21 hours. Cash and card both accepted.
All-day breakfastEUR 8 to 18sternschanzeDaily 08:30 to 16:00Walk-in only
EM Breakfast Club on Neuer Pferdemarkt in Hamburg's Sternschanze runs an all-day breakfast menu of bowls, eggs, pancakes and shakshuka from a corner cafe.
Order: The shakshuka with merguez; the bowls with grain and seasonal fruit.
Tip: Walk-in only; weekends fill from 10:00. Vegan and gluten-free options on the menu.
Hamburg-style brunch buffetEUR 19 to 25winterhudeDaily 09:00 to 18:00Walk-in, groups of six or more book ahead
Cafe May runs a daily Hamburg-style brunch buffet across several Hamburg locations, with Franzbroetchen, eggs, cheeses and pastries year-round at fixed €19 to 25.
Order: The full buffet with Franzbroetchen, fresh fruit, cheese, eggs, pastries and quark.
Tip: Weekend brunch fills from 10:00; bookings only for groups of six or more.
Vegetarian and vegan brunchEUR 12 to 19st-georgMon to Sat 10:00 to 22:00, Sun 10:00 to 21:00Walk-in
Cafe Koppel on Lange Reihe in Hamburg's St Georg runs vegetarian and largely vegan weekend brunch plates and a daily lunch menu from a courtyard cafe.
Order: The vegetarian brunch plate with houmus, dolma and cheese.
Tip: Garden tables in summer; bookings only for groups of six or more.
French brasserie brunchEUR 12 to 24altstadtSat and Sun 09:30 to 14:00Walk-in, group bookings online
Cafe Paris on Rathausstrasse near Hamburg's Rathaus runs a French brasserie weekend brunch, with the art nouveau dining room and a long zinc bar.
Order: The Croque Madame and the pain au chocolat with espresso.
Tip: Weekend brunch from 09:30; the ground-floor saal is the busy room.